Showing posts with label Jazz Interlude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jazz Interlude. Show all posts

Friday, March 9, 2012

Jazz Interlude: McCoy Tyner


Coltrane's Moment's Notice. McCoy Tyner on piano, Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Charnett Moffett on bass, and Eric Harland on drums. As I've said before, McCoy Tyner is one of the truly great and influential jazz pianists of the 20th Century.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Jazz Interlude: Stan Getz



Stan Getz performs Jobim's Wave in Copenhagen with a quartet, from the mid-1970s that consists of Albert Dailey on piano, George Mraz on bass, and Billy Hart on drums.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Jazz Interlude: Thelonious Monk



Thelonious Monk, one of the "giants of American Music," in 1966, playing his composition Blue Monk.  Charlie Rouse on sax, Larry Gales on bass and Ben Riley on drums. Watching Monk play, I'm reminded of his famous quote, "“Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy.”